1244. Evaluation of Antibiotic Prescribing Practices for Geriatric Patients in the Outpatient Setting in a Veterans Affairs Hospital: Identification of Stewardship Targets

BACKGROUND: Antibiotics are frequently overused in the outpatient setting, however it is unknown how antibiotic use differs with age. Infections are a leading cause of hospitalization in elderly patients. Prescribing appropriateness for patients less than 65 years old was compared with patients at o...

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Autores principales: Clark, Collin, White, Alexis, Sellick, John, Mergenhagen, Kari
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6254710/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1077

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6254710/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1077

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